iPad to be released on April 3, pre-orders on March 12 — You'll have to make do with this until April — Get thee to the clickery! The iPad is hitting the streets on April 3 and you can start pre-ordering on March 12. — As far as we can tell there was no real “delay” here, per se.

iPad Available in US on April 3 — Apple® today announced that its magical and revolutionary iPad will be available in the US on Saturday, April 3, for Wi-Fi models and in late April for Wi-Fi + 3G models. In addition, all models of iPad will be available in Australia, Canada, France …

First Shots of Microsoft's Secret Project Pink Phone — These are the first photos of Microsoft's Project Pink phones, snatched from deep within the bowels of the Microsoft/Verizon industrio-complex —not the Turtle, but the larger, Sidekick-like Pure. This doesn't look like Windows Phone 7, so what is it?

Google's Android Favoritism Punishes Users and Partners — First it was Google Maps Navigation (Beta), which at first brought free spoken turn-by-turn directions to only the Motorola Droid (and later devices running OS 1.6 and up). Then came Google Buzz for mobile, the controversial social …

Sony's Comeback Plan Includes PlayStation Smartphone — The long-rumored Sony (NYSE: SNE) Playstation phone is now becoming a reality. — Sony is developing a new lineup of handheld products, including a smartphone that would be capable of downloading and playing PlayStation games …

Google and the Tor Project — When it comes to code, Google's support has made a big difference to the Tor Project. Providing privacy and helping to circumvent censorship online is a challenge that keeps our software developers and volunteers very busy. The Google Summer …

Clicker Redesigns Its Online Video Guide — When Viacom announced this week that it would pull “The Daily Show” and “The Colbert Report” from Hulu, the popular video hosting site, many online video viewers were understandably upset. Even though the videos won't disappear from the Internet …

YouTube Launches Auto-Captions For All Videos — I'm here at YouTube's office in San Bruno, where the company is holding a press conference to discuss the launch of auto-captions. YouTube Director of Product Management Hunter Walk kicked off the event by discussing some of YouTube's goals through …

Viacom vs. Google court fight heats up — The copyright fight being waged by Viacom against Google will move into a crucial stage on Friday. — According to documents filed with federal court on Thursday, both companies are expected to file motions for summary judgment …

Ballmer: Microsoft ‘Betting Our Company’ On The Cloud — Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) is still most closely associated with its desktop software (Windows, Office etc.), but on Thursday CEO Steve Ballmer said Microsoft was “betting our company” on the cloud. About 70 percent of Microsoft employees …

Roger Ebert Makes Pay Play: The Ebert Club — Roger Ebert thrives on the web. Now he'd like to get paid for it but not by blocking access to the site or its 10,000-review archive. Instead the Chicago Sun-Times movie critic — a master blogger and tweeter — is going the value-added route …

China's Cyberposse — The short video made its way around China's Web in early 2006, passed on through file sharing and recommended in chat rooms. It opens with a middle-aged Asian woman dressed in a leopard-print blouse, knee-length black skirt, stockings and silver stilettos standing next to a riverbank.